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In this solid theological commentary on the book of Hosea, J. Andrew Dearman considers the prophetic figure’s historical roots in the covenant traditions of ancient Israel, includes his own translation of the biblical text, and masterfully unpacks Hosea’s poetic, metaphorical message of betrayal, judgment, and reconciliation.

When read together, chs. 1–3 have a basic theme: God’s judgment in the historical process will come against a faithless Israel, sometime after which God will initiate a period of restoration. Hosea’s marriage and children are rendered through literary devices to illustrate the theme, and the texts are thoroughly shaped with that goal in mind.6 Indeed, each chapter—at least in English versification—gives a rendering of the same
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